From 17e5494f9bde745e98be7f00b123b7d7a9674e6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:05:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] packet.7: Minor fixes to Carsten's patch Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man7/packet.7 | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/man7/packet.7 b/man7/packet.7 index fc5fdaf99..1dcb10a44 100644 --- a/man7/packet.7 +++ b/man7/packet.7 @@ -319,20 +319,20 @@ original fanout algorithm selects a backlogged socket, the packet rolls over to the next available one. .TP .BR PACKET_LOSS " (with " PACKET_TX_RING ) -When a malformed packet is encountered on a transmit ring, the default is -to reset its +When a malformed packet is encountered on a transmit ring, +the default is to reset its .I tp_status to .BR TP_STATUS_WRONG_FORMAT and abort the transmission immediately. -The malformed packet blocks itself and subsequent enqueued packets from +The malformed packet blocks itself and subsequently enqueued packets from being sent. The format error must be fixed, the associated .I tp_status reset to -.BR TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST +.BR TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST , and the transmission process restarted via -.BR send (2) . +.BR send (2). However, if .BR PACKET_LOSS is set, any malformed packet will be skipped, its